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The Mississippi Museum of Art kicks into Third Thursday action with a heady mix of art, food and fun, 5:30-10 p.m. Here’s the roundup: Museum After Hours: Legacy of a Mississippi Master pop up exhibition of works by artists influenced by Marie Hull; ‘sipp Sourced with Chef Nick Wallace; preview party for Art By Choice; Screen on the Green’s 8 p.m. showing of “Night of the Living Dead” in the Art Garden (costumes encouraged). It’s free, with food available for purchase and a cash bar.

Country heartthrob

Country music heartthrob Joe Nichols, whose hits include “Sunny and 75,” “Gimmie that Girl” and “Brokenheartsville” makes fairgoers hearts flip and thump Thursday, from the Budweiser Pavilion stage at the Mississippi State Fair. His 7:30 p.m. performance is included with regular fair admission.

Ancient music

The Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music presents Barry Hause (guitar) and John Paul (lautenwerck), 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral. Admission is $20, $5 for students.

Brass tracks

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band puts their world-famous, high-octane music on the stage at Duling Hall, revitalizing that big and brassy New Orleans sound for all to hear, 7:30 p.m. Thursday. It’s $15 advance (dulinghall.com), $20 at the door.

Garden Fest

The 2015 Fall Flower and Garden Fest, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday-Saturday at the Truck Crops Experiment Station in Crystal Springs pulls in thousands for tours and talks in the Southeast’s largest home gardening show. For details, visit msucares.com/fallfest/.

Art Space 86

Art Space 86, a transient exhibition venue created by artists David West and Jerrod Partridge, lands its latest pop up gallery in Belhaven Park on Poplar Boulevard, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, with art by Gut Stricklin, Sam Biebers, Amelia Key, Sam Clark, Robert Crowell, Vidal Blankenstein, Thomas Wilson and Partridge. Also featured is The Big Draw Mississippi — temporary walls that invite the doodles and drawings of all. Artist demos, live music and food from The Manship and Deep South Pops are part of the draw, too.

Blufftoberfest

Up, up and away and down, down the hatch. Find both this weekend at the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race in Natchez, where hot air balloons float over the bluffs and Saturday’s fun includes the inaugural Blufftoberfest (with its own exclusive beer), an Oktoberfest spin with a craft beer focus pulling together Mississippi and Louisiana just like that big bridge to Vidalia, and Dr. John and the Nite Trippers as the headline entertainment (but plenty more besides). The festival is held on the grounds of Rosalie Bicentennial Gardens in Natchez and Saturday admission is $20 ($5 kids 7-12). Visit natchezballoonrace.com for more details. The festival fun runs Friday-Sunday.

The 10th annual Jacktoberfest, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.Friday in downtown Jackson on Congress Street between Amite and Capitol, brings back that bands, brats and beer combo for another great hobnobbing happening. Local and regional bands, a dozen craft American and German import beers, bratwurst and a Craft Beer Competition make this free street festival an annual delight. This year’s lineup rocks from Tim Avalon & Allison Jenkins at 11 a.m. to And the Echo at 9:45 p.m., with plenty more music in-between. Find details at www.jacktoberfest.com.

Saturday

Pops perfect

Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s “Symphantastic,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Thalia Mara Hall, opens its Pops season with Hollywood soundtrack favorites as well as a Beatles favorite, a TV theme, a classical spoof and much more, for a listen on the lighter side, under the direction of Crafton Beck (who also did nearly half the orchestral arrangements). Tickets are $18 and up, $5 students; call (601) 960-1565 or visit www.msorchestra.com

Sunday

‘Rocky Horror’

Fondren Theatre Workshop’s production of Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show” puts all that time warp fun on the stage at the Alamo Theater on Farish Street for the first time, with performances 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Tickets are $20-$35, all reserved seating. Call (601) 301-2281 or visit ftwrockyhorror.brownpapertickets.com.

Next weekend

Thursday, Oct. 22

Endangered sites

Lend your support for historic preservation as the Mississippi Heritage Trust unveils its 10th 10 Most Endangered Historic Places list in Mississippi, at a 6 p.m. Oct. 22 event at the Lowry House, 1031 N. Congress St., in Jackson. Tickets are $50. For more information, call the Mississippi Heritage Trust, (601) 354-0200 or visit www.ms10most.com.

Friday, Oct. 23

Time for jazz

Jazz saxophonist and singer Andre Delano, who studied at Miles Davis’ alma mater and has performed with the likes of Wynton Marsalis and Clark Terry, brings his smooth and dynamic music to Hal & Mal’s, 8 p.m. Oct. 23. Singer Emi Secrest opens. It’s $20 advance (ardenland.net), $25 at the door.

Saturday, Oct. 24

Antiques central

The Bagwell Antiques Show and Sale, Oct. 23-25 at the Mississippi Trade Mart, gathers about 50 vendors from around the Southeast with plenty of unique finds. Show hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 24-25, noon-5 p.m. Oct. 26; $5 admission buys come-and-go privileges over the three-day weekend. For more details, call (662) 231-9654 or email info@bagwellantiquesshow.com.